NUMBER: 3TITLE: Duke of Sin
AUTHOR: Adele Ashworth
STARTED: January 8, 2005
FINISHED: January 11, 2005
PAGES: 373
GENRE: Romance
FIRST SENTENCE: Vivian stared at the handwritten note: His grace desires...
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] He is called the "Duke of Sin"
... a notorious rogue and recluse whose reputation is as black as the Cornish night. They speak of his conquests, his past, and his mysteries in breathless whispers. And now lovely and desperate Vivian Rael-Lamont has no choice but to enter William Raleigh's lair.
Vivian prayed that the scandal that drove her from London would never be revealed -- but now she will be exposed to the world ... unless William can protect her. She has heard the rumors about the infamous Duke of Sin, yet she is unprepared for the man's raw, sensuous power ... or for the traitorous response of her own body. Surrender, however, could prove most dangerous indeed -- for both of them. For while the duke is intrigued by the guarded, intoxicating lady who has invaded his solitude -- and fully intends to discern her every secret through sweet, unhurried seduction -- it is his own heart that will be imperiled when passion takes them farther than he ever intended.
REASON FOR READING: I haven't read a trashy romance in a few weeks. I had to start my fluff reading for the year.
THOUGHTS: This book confused me beyond all reason. The plot was clear and inventive, but the way it played out was almost humorous. Some scenes were sweet, some read like a script for a porno, and others were just plain cliche. There were some scenes that just made me blush and feel like an intruder. A romance novel has not made me feel like that in a long time. I almost wanted to tell the characters to get a room. Also, the author tried to throw in politics and the workings of society at the time and I think it hurt the book.
I guess this is what I get for buying a book on the basis of the title and the cuteness of the man on the back cover. (Though it was difficult to read the book when the guy on the back was so dreamy.)
MISCELLANEOUS: Me want man on back cover.
KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): This one is going in a box to Mel.
RATING: 4/10 [An "okay" book, but I don't recommend it]
CR: Masquerading the Marquess by Anne Mallory
RN: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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